Does a federal district court's failure to make the required findings constitute plain error?

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The following excerpt is from United States v. Williams, 19-3014 (2nd Cir. 2020):

held that a district court's failure to make the required findings constitutes plain error. See United States v. Denno, No. 19-2999-cr, 2020 WL 6303387, at *2 (2d Cir. Oct. 28, 2020); United States v. Brown, 653 F. App'x 50, 52 (2d Cir. 2016).

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